There are 5 ways to get from Los Altos to Berkeley by train, subway, bus, car, taxi, or bus (Flixbus)
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Caltrain, BART
best- Take the train from Mountain View Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain NorthboundLocal Weekday / ...
- Take the subway from Millbrae to Downtown BerkeleyRed-N
2h 24m$20–27Drive 43.3 mi
cheapest- Drive from Los Altos to Berkeley43.3 mi
55 min$8–12Bus, BART
- Take the bus from Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9 to El Camino Real & Linden AveEcr / ...
- Take the subway from Millbrae to Downtown BerkeleyRed-N
3h$16–23Taxi
- Take the taxi from Los Altos to Berkeley43.3 mi
55 min$160–190Line 22 bus, bus
- Take the bus from El Camino & Showers to Santa Clara & 1st22 / ...
- Take the bus from San Jose Diridon Station to BerkeleyFlixBus N2003 / ...
4h 8m$14–95
Los Altos to Berkeley by bus, train, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Los Altos to Berkeley is to drive which costs $7 - $12 and takes 55 min.
The fastest way to get from Los Altos to Berkeley is to drive which takes 55 min and costs $7 - $12.
No, there is no direct bus from Los Altos to Berkeley. However, there are services departing from San Antonio & Almond and arriving at Berkeley via El Camino & Showers, Santa Clara & 1st and San Jose Diridon Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 8m.
The distance between Los Altos and Berkeley is 55 miles. The road distance is 43.6 miles.
The best way to get from Los Altos to Berkeley without a car is to Caltrain and BART which takes 2h 24m and costs $19 - $27.
It takes approximately 2h 24m to get from Los Altos to Berkeley, including transfers.
Los Altos to Berkeley bus services, operated by Santa Clara VTA, depart from El Camino & Showers station.
Los Altos to Berkeley bus services, operated by Santa Clara VTA, arrive at Santa Clara & 1st station.
Yes, the driving distance between Los Altos to Berkeley is 44 miles. It takes approximately 55 min to drive from Los Altos to Berkeley.
There are 773+ hotels available in Berkeley.
What companies run services between Los Altos, Santa Clara County, CA, USA and Berkeley, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from San Antonio & Almond to Berkeley via Showers & El Camino, El Camino & Showers, Santa Clara & 1st, and San Jose Diridon Station in around 4h 8m.
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- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Mountain View Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $6–8
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Millbrae to Downtown Berkeley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–14
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Website
- samtrans.com
Bus from Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9 to El Camino Real & Linden Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Schedules at
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- Website
- vta.org
Bus from El Camino & Showers to Santa Clara & 1st
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult
- $2–5
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Berkeley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $9–85
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Estimated price
- $160–190
Yellow Checker Cab
- Phone
- +1 408-777-7777
- Website
- yellowcheckercab.com
Taxi San Jose
- Phone
- +1 408-459-8010
- Website
- taxisanjose.com
AJ Taxi Services
- Phone
- +1 408-759-9654
- Website
- ajtaxiservices.com
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